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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On April 4, 2022, Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Gerald A. Benjamin will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2022, and will not stand for reelection to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) at its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Benjamin will continue to serve as a director until the completion of the Annual Meeting and will advise the Company following his retirement.
(c) On March 30, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Michael S. Ettinger, 61, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective upon Mr. Benjamin’s retirement on July 1, 2022. Mr. Ettinger, who joined the Company in 1994, has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Secretary since 2013 and Chief of Staff since 2015. Prior to his current position, Mr. Ettinger served as General Counsel for the Company.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 4, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing recent changes to the Company’s executive management team, including those disclosed above. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is considered furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 4, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HENRY SCHEIN, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: April 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Kelly Murphy | ||||
| Kelly Murphy | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
